hi,
ok i am a 16 year old beginner and im getting a lesson on a starboard go. i dont want to buy a learners board that i will have to sell shortly after i buy it to upgrade. i am 60kg and patient so i dont mind falling off a lot. i have $300 to spend.
please post any information that might be helpful or any complete board set i might be interested in.
Thanks in advance.

I guess it's not quite dead yet... at least not in Germany. Windsurfing that is. The Sylt world cup started this weekend. They are again expecting 200.000 spectators and the price pool is Euro 105.000 .

Then there is the live TV coverage and talk show appearances by Windsurfers on national television.

Compare that to Australia. You are lucky to see any surf comp footage in the news... let alone windsurfing. Perhaps the question in that mile long thread should have started with: "Is windsurfing in decline in Australia."

The PWA freestyle World Cup is on here in Bonaire between 12th and 16th June. Tomorrow will be the start of competition but I have been at the beach watching the pros practice over the last two days and it has been awesome! Today was between 20 and 27 knots. They were going off! In one way, the practice/warm-up is even more spectacular than the event itself because the pros are all on the water together and throwing themselves at every move possible. Sitting on the beach is an experience I am glad not to be missing - you get to see something phenomenal every 3 seconds. It's also really cool to get to sail amongst them although sometimes it feels a little humbling. But they are great inspiration and the atmosphere is full of excitement. It is an unbelievable experience for Alex too - I have never seen him jump so high or attempt such a variety of freestyle moves in one sailing session. Today he was trying the vulcan! His hands got a real work out because he won't get off the water!





Alex with a chophop


Alex with a one handed,tail grab gecko-this is my new desktop pic

The PWA freestyle World Cup is on here in Bonaire between 12th and 16th June. Tomorrow will be the start of competition but I have been at the beach watching the pros practice over the last two days and it has been awesome! Today was between 20 and 27 knots. They were going off! In one way, the practice/warm-up is even more spectacular than the event itself because the pros are all on the water together and throwing themselves at every move possible. Sitting on the beach is an experience I am glad not to be missing - you get to see something phenomenal every 3 seconds. It's also really cool to get to sail amongst them although sometimes it feels a little humbling. But they are great inspiration and the atmosphere is full of excitement. It is an unbelievable experience for Alex too - I have never seen him jump so high or attempt such a variety of freestyle moves in one sailing session. Today he was trying the vulcan! His hands got a real work out because he won't get off the water!





Alex with a chophop


Alex with a one handed,tail grab gecko-this is my new desktop pic